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1968Final results

1968 election for Texas House District 33

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

15 seats: Ben Atwell (D), John Wright (D), Joe Golman (D), Joe Ratcliff (D), Dick McKissack (D), James H. Clark Jr. (D), Chris Semos (D), Fred Orr (D), Zan Holmes Jr. (D), Joe Hawn (D), Griffith Moore (D), Jim Stroud (D), Jack Blanton (D), Bill Braecklein (D), Dick Reed (D) won.

15 seats
Ben AtwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.8%176,192
John WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.8%174,065
Joe GolmanDemocrat · winner
3.7%170,988
Joe RatcliffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.7%170,522
Dick McKissackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.7%170,410
James H. Clark Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
3.6%166,932
Chris SemosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.6%166,008
Fred OrrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.6%165,251
Zan Holmes Jr.Democrat · winner
3.5%163,654
Joe HawnDemocrat · winner
3.5%163,371
Griffith MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.5%162,805
Jim StroudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.5%162,233
Jack BlantonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.5%161,484
Bill BraeckleinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.4%158,963
Dick ReedDemocrat · winner
3.4%157,338
John LowranceRepublican
3.3%152,891
Joe KirvenRepublican
3.2%149,593
Robert K. SchmitzRepublican
3.2%148,560
Robert M. WoodRepublican
3.2%147,940
M. B. SlaughterRepublican
3.1%143,917
Frank PoundersRepublican
3.1%143,556
John DukeRepublican
3.1%142,165
John K. PadenRepublican
3.1%141,866
Bob BurtonRepublican
3.0%140,749
John ColeRepublican
3.0%140,720
Jim NutterRepublican
3.0%140,497
Bruce CalderRepublican
3.0%140,016
Jim LawRepublican
3.0%139,041
Dick SewardRepublican
3.0%138,163
Ole AnthonyRepublican
3.0%136,816
4,636,706 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+71.51974D+33.31980D+44.71982D+16.91984D+12.21992D+19.61994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Ben Atwell (D)John Wright (D)

Also on the ballot: Joe Golman (Democrat), 3.7%; Joe Ratcliff (Democrat), 3.7%; Dick McKissack (Democrat), 3.7%; James H. Clark Jr. (Democrat), 3.6%; Chris Semos (Democrat), 3.6%; Fred Orr (Democrat), 3.6%; Zan Holmes Jr. (Democrat), 3.5%; Joe Hawn (Democrat), 3.5%; Griffith Moore (Democrat), 3.5%; Jim Stroud (Democrat), 3.5%; Jack Blanton (Democrat), 3.5%; Bill Braecklein (Democrat), 3.4%; Dick Reed (Democrat), 3.4%; John Lowrance (Republican), 3.3%; Joe Kirven (Republican), 3.2%; Robert K. Schmitz (Republican), 3.2%; Robert M. Wood (Republican), 3.2%; M. B. Slaughter (Republican), 3.1%; Frank Pounders (Republican), 3.1%; John Duke (Republican), 3.1%; John K. Paden (Republican), 3.1%; Bob Burton (Republican), 3.0%; John Cole (Republican), 3.0%; Jim Nutter (Republican), 3.0%; Bruce Calder (Republican), 3.0%; Jim Law (Republican), 3.0%; Dick Seward (Republican), 3.0%; Ole Anthony (Republican), 3.0%